The Frackers
The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters
Biography
by
Gregory Zuckerman
2014
2014
A biography of fracking and how the technology transformed the U.S. oil industry and global energy markets. Zuckerman profiles key players like Harold Hamm (Continental Resources), Aubrey McClendon and Tom Ward (Chesapeake Energy), and Charif Souki (Cheniere Energy), showing how their bold bets on shale unlocked a new era in energy. Part biography, part business thriller, the book traces the rise of hydraulic fracturing and the entrepreneurs who embraced it.
Jermaine's Notes
March 2018
Read 2014 paperback. Originally published in 2013
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